Photo courtesy of Donnell Clarke, Clarke & Associates There are innumerable ways to open this concert preview. We could do straight down the middle, noting the sheer amount of R&B power taking the stage at Temple University this weekend. Or perhaps a witty (sexual yet tasteful) reference to starting a love train? But seriously, just look at the photo. Who wouldn't want to spend a Saturday...
According to Sports Illustrated , The Who will play the halftime extravaganza at the NFL championship game on Feb. 7 in Miami. The Who is something of an odd choice considering there are still half a dozen 80s megastars still alive who haven’t been asked. Indeed, rumor mill has it Bon Jovi were the organizers’ first choice, though perhaps as owner of the Philadelphia Soul in the Arena...
Those who ran the Arena Football League (you remember that? It’s the one ESPN unsuccessfully tried to cram down our gullets) swear that it’s only in temporary limbo, and will resume what is no doubt its impending dominance of the sports landscape any year now. I don’t know, though. Color me skeptical about the prospect of a sports league’s reemergence when it is auctioning...
Perform Chart-Topping Hits – From “Love Train” to “Used to Be My Girl” At bergenPAC - Friday November 27th- 8:00 PM With over 60 albums, 24 Top-10 smash-hits and 59 chart-topping singles, 2005 Hall of Fame inductees The O’Jays, continue to deliver dynamic performances after decades of stardom. Experience the Olympian vocals and 70’s soul when the unstoppable...
“Soul” – The team delves into the 1970 murder of a musician who tried to keep his involvement with the Philadelphia Soul scene a secret from his strict preacher father for whom he was an organist. Meanwhile, Lilly meets her teenaged step-brother, Finn, on COLD CASE, Sunday, Oct. 18 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Courtesy NY Jets PR Department The New York Jets have waived linebacker Craig Koebel, safety Nate Ness, quarterback Chris Pizzotti and wide receiver Huey Whittaker. The announcements were made by general manager Mike Tannenbaum. Kobel (6′2″, 265) was signed by the Jets on June 9. In 2008 he played with the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football [...]
The New York Jets have waived linebacker Craig Kobel, safety Nate Ness, quarterback Chris Pizzotti and wide receiver Huey Whittaker. The announcements were made by general manager Mike Tannenbaum. Kobel (6'2", 265) was signed by the Jets on June 9. In 2008 he played with the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles on Jan. 23, 2007, and re...
New Jersey wannabe Bard Jon Bon Jovi is one of the majority owners of the Philadelphia Soul, the City Of Brotherly Love's team in the high-scoring, low-regarded Arena Football League. Or was , anyway: Reports (including one from the Facebook wall of another AFL team's president) are claiming that the league, which had already suspended its 2009 season, is shutting down for good. MORE »
In the latest issue of the Sports Business Journal , Terry Lefton writes that Jimmy Buffett was not Dolphins owner Stephen Ross's top choice to become a minority owner. Instead, it was actually Jon Bon Jovi who Ross originally courted to invest in the Dolphins . Bon Jovi, who currently is a part owner of the AFL's Philadelphia Soul, turned down the offer though because the Dolphins wouldn't cave to...
"A soulful singer, Cynthia Holiday reaches highs and lows with ease. She swings, teases, moans and seeks to continue the tradition of jazz women who sing the Blues. . ." -- Sheila E. Anderson, Late Night Jazz, WBGO, 88.3 FM HARTFORD, CT, July 12, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- An exciting jazz and blues singer who always gets a strong reaction from her audience, Cynthia Holiday is a veteran...
AFL Philadelphia LLC v. Krause, 2009 WL 1562992 (E.D. Pa.) The Philadelphia Soul, an arena football team, had its 2009 season cancelled because of financial problems, though the team hopes to return next year. The team and Joseph Krause, a former employee, sued each other over events related to the cancellation: plaintiffs for copyright and trademark infringement and other claims related to a design...
“Soul” – The team delves into the 1970 murder of a musician who tried to keep his involvement with the Philadelphia Soul scene a secret from his strict preacher father for whom he was an organist. Meanwhile, Lilly meets her teenaged step-brother, Finn, on COLD CASE, Sunday, Oct. 18 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.